Wolves have appointed striker Rob Edwards as manager after agreeing a deal with Boro

Edwards leave Middlesbrough second in the Championship table, five points behind leaders Coventry.

Meanwhile, Wolves are rooted to the bottom of the top-flight table after a poor start to the season in which they have taken just two points from their opening 11 league games.

Edwards will be joined at Wolves by Harry Watling, who steps into the role of assistant head coach and is part of his team at the Symerside Stadium.

In a statement, Boro confirmed Adi Viveash will continue in charge of the first team while the club searches for a new manager.

It continued: “Rob signed a three-year contract with us in the summer, but after he made it clear that he wanted to join the wolves, one of his first team coaches, Harry Watling.

“On Saturday, the streams gathered as one, players, staff, and supporters, and you can feel the unity that exists in our club. We want to say thank you.”

Wolves Executive Chairman Jeff Shi said Edwards had shown “tactical awareness” when he was a youth coach at the club.

“After he took the jobs of the first team he started to grow his own identity, character and leadership,” added Shi.

“(Rob’s) a very good person, he knows the club very well, he knows the city, the fans and he’s very talented.”